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Meanings of trifle in inglês

português
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petitesa

Something of small importance.

bagatela
português
desperdiçar

Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently.

desperdiçar

Consider not very seriously.

An unsubstantial thing.

Synonyms
Examples for "play"
Examples for "play"
1
CADDIE'S ROLE:New improved points system has produced more volatility in the play-offs.
The Irish Times
2
Private companies will still play a greater role in the health service.
The Guardian
3
Even as political leaders play their role, citizens should refrain from violence.
Feminist dot com
4
Overall, this week has many data and political risk factors at play.
The South African
5
Far better for the Conservatives to play Europe at its own game.
Reuters
1
Criminals are becoming obstinate; they dally forever, clogging the processes of justice.
For Love Of Evil
2
I thank you for that little confidence; but I must not dally.
The Phantom Ship
3
To avoid pursuing that thought any further, I dally over the newspaper.
The Elephant Vanishes
4
Sire and sons returned from the cemetery invigorated for their dally labours.
Auld Licht Idylls
5
Maitland did not dally long in the Levant after getting Barton's letter.
The Mark of Cain
Usage of trifle in inglês
1
Never less than clear, but... perhaps... perfectly clear but a trifle sketchy?
Drood: a novel
2
Poppy is a trifle more particular about the soil it grows in.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
3
Sometimes I think he stretches the limits of the law a trifle.
One for the money
4
The sole of the shoe was a trifle larger than the footprints.
The Abandoned Room
5
Blanche leaned back in the steamer chair and turned a trifle pale.
In a Steamer Chair, and Other Stories
6
At the same time he is not worse; perhaps a trifle better.
Armadale
7
The most insignificant trifle affected him; he was a noli me tangere.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
8
The window and open door let in a trifle of light, though.
Savage
9
The Prince was a trifle cruel; but perhaps his hand trembled, too.
Arms and the Woman
10
Aghast and perhaps a trifle conscience-stricken, I stood stock-still in the sunshine.
The Millionaire Baby
11
Smart diners in the immediate neighbourhood appeared to be a trifle shocked.
The Prince of Graustark
12
Mr. Cook was a trifle cool in his greeting to the chauffeur.
Bob Cook and the German Spy
13
Just for a second the muscles in his throat tightened a trifle.
Molly Make-Believe
14
She believed it would be nothing or a trifle; she was mistaken.
Penguin Island
15
The young man in the discovery shaft was a trifle disconcerted, apparently.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst o...
16
My broken promise is a trifle in view of what caused it.
The Emancipated
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Translations for trifle
Trifle through the time
Trifle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare